Anna SweatSep 16, 20198 minThe Novel I Wish I Never WroteThey say life imitates art. I sincerely hope that isn't true. When my 18-year-old daughter unexpectedly died in her sleep two months...
Anna SweatJul 17, 20196 minMourning the Wolf DaughterI know my children. I know them in an unknowable place that is inside me and beyond me. I know the shapes their souls take when they...
Anna SweatMay 2, 20195 minGrieving My Gay ChildEvelyn came out to us when she was thirteen. I'd been telling my kids for years—since I first started talking to them about love and...
Anna SweatMay 9, 20186 minA Dose of AweI never much felt like I was made for this world, if I'm being entirely honest. I don't care about the things I'm supposed to care about....